Wanting What You Get by Kathy Love

Is he flirting with me? I must be imagining things. Why would Mason Sweet, the gorgeous mayor of Millbrook, Maine, the man I've secretly been in love with since seventh grade, flirt with me? He's the town golden boy, and I'm, well, the local librarian. The Stepp sister who stayed close to home. The one who bakes brownies. . .then eats them all. My thighs make that whick-whick-whick sound in pantyhose. He can't possibly be flirting with me. So why is he giving me that melt-you-where-you-stand look? Why is he pulling me close? And what is he whispering in my ear. . .

Sorry, could you repeat that? Now I'm hearing things, because I swear Mason just asked me if I'd like to. . .well, he wasn't asking for a book recommendation, let's put it that way. Oh my, my, my. Okay, Ellie, stop blushing like a teenaged girl. I'm sure he didn't mean it. Maybe I should just alphabetize something. Be the good girl everyone expects. Eat another brownie. Forget this ever happened. So why is it I can't stop myself from saying, "Yes. . .."

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Submitted:Feb 2, 2013
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Confession: I've read this book twice!

Characters:

-Ellie Stepp, she's the middle sister of the Stepp sister, she
likes to take care of the people she loves and never had the time
to live the life she really wanted until Mason Sweet, the man
she's been in love with since she was in high school. He never
had noticed her, being short and chubby is not exactly makes her
easy for men to noticed, until that night at her older sister's
wedding when she and Mason were partnered together to dance.

- Mason Sweet, the mayor of Millbrook has always been able to win
people. He was the golden boy in high school, the quarterback who
many expected to do something great. But although people still
saw him as the golden boy he knows deep inside that the gold had
faded away from deep inside him and now he's dealing with
something that could ruin him completely if he doesn't face his
demons. He needs change, and Ellie Stepp might be the only one to
be able to help him.

Why I love this book: This is actually my most favorite of the
series. Again this is the second book of the Stepp sisters. They
are all in my "favorite" book list but this one just caught my
heart. I can definitely relate to Ellie, not only on the
"appearance" point of view but also her characteristics, she's
shy and self conscious, which is something we all feel ones we
realize something about ourselves that we know doesn't fit in
with the "norm" or what is expected from us. But above all that
you can see her courage to take in change and her braveness to
stand for herself even when she knows her reputation of being the
"goody goody" can be shattered. She stands for love, which I
absolutely love about her character. Also, Mason the leading male
character has some personal demons that we could all relate to
when seen in a different light. We all have something about
ourselves we know we could change but we try to over look it and
ignore it until it gets worse.

This story definitely has some lessons to be learned but not only
that. I like how the story shows the growth of the two characters
together and separately. This book is romantic, that's a given,
but also so sweet and just easy to fall in love with. This is my
favorite because it has love, humor, and drama in the perfect
amount to create a memorable story.

PS: I try not to say too much because I don't want this review to
be a spoiler alert. So sorry if you think I didn't say enough
about the book. But to be honest, I love reading and will read
anything, but I won't give that much time to review something
unless it captured me completely and I think it's really worth
reading.

*This book is available for free in an ebook app for androids.
Although, the app is very bad at editing and the book tend to
have a lot of typo, it's still fun to read, and it is free! If
you want the perfect version as in no typo, buy it on Barnes
& Nobles for $4 something. It's worth it.*